Sheet-handling machine



Jan. 29,' 1929.

w. M. KELLY SHEET HANDLING MACHINE .2 .Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 17, mal

Jan. Z9, 1929. l 1,700,681 w. M. KELLY L 1 SHEET HANDLING MACHIINE Filed Nov. 17, 192s' zlsneetssneet 2 la "QU, 57 42@ zz ZZ akamu* Patented Jan. A29, 1929.

1 massi WrLLrAM 1v1. KnLLr-or Wns'rrrnLD, NEWv JERSEY, AssIGNoR To AMERICAN TYPE FOUNDERS COMPANY, OF JERSEY CITY, "NEW JERSEY, A. COR?OELJLION" 0F NEW i JERSEY.

SHEET-HANDLNG MACHNE. i

i Application led November 17, 1926; Serial No. 148,961.

. The present invention relates to sheet han-v dling machines, and comprises certain 1m-` provements in the sheet delivery table.

According'to thel present invention, which is illustrated in connection withabed and cylinderl press, although not limited thereto, the delivery, table carrying the joggers. is mounted so that it maybe removed, the jogger operating connections being constructed and arranged to permit this. j

An additional Vfeature of the invention rev sides in a board which may be provided to nor-Y mally form a continuation of the delivery v,board-up to a line adjacent the cylinder, this extra board being movablyvmounted so that ,when the delivery table is removed,the inner board may beplaced in the position normally occupied by the delivery board. The eXtra or inner board extends to a line adjacent the Cylinder and thereby provides a protective cover or'the form on the bed during the operation ofthe press. l When `the formis be` ing made up, the delivery board is raised lor removed and the eXtra board is removed or moved into the former position of the delivery board so as to expose the form and providea convenient temporary support for 'parts of; the form, furniture and the like.

Other objects and eaturesof 'novelty of the invention will be` appa-rent from the dej scription taken inconnection ings, in which: e 1

Fig. 1 is an end elevation of the delivery table and associated jogger mechanism7 the supporting rame'being shown in section;V l

Fig. 2 is a plan view of these parts,`

Fig..3}is a plany view ofa portion of the jogger operating connections;

with thedrawy j Fig; 41 is a sectionalelevation taken sub-V stantially on thelinel-c'of Fig. 3; j Figois a view similar to Fig`.,1, buty showing the deliverytable in raise'dfposi-l tion; and F ig. V6V is a diagrammatic side elevation showing the relation of the cylinder, de-

livery boards and bed.:

" ed on lthe longitndinal'members11 resting lRei'erringto the drawings, which illus-f trate one embodiment of the invention, the

main` frame of a printing press orv other machine is designated by: the reference `character 10. The sheet delivery` board 12r and thelinner or extra board "13; are supportner portionV of board 12 is out away to form a portion reduced 'in width, as clearly shown in 7Eig. 2 the edges of thispred'ucedL portion vresting on the "ledges of 'platesxzli The guard f ,tudinal rib 15 which engage in grooves.' in i the under side of delivery board 12. The in-y v which project inwardly from ribs 15. The

eXtra board 13 forms a continuation ofthe `reduced portion of board 12V andfextendsto a. line adjacent the periphery of the impression cylinder" C. Y

The delivery board 12 is removable. Ask shown it is hinged at the side of theframe,`

so that it can be raised into 'the lposition shown in Fig. 5. The hinge of Yboard l12 comprises a pin l'revoluble ina bracket 17 secured to thefoutside of housing-member 11. A relatively long arm 18 issecured to one end oi pin 16 and projectsv through a depressed portion, or notch, member-11 f andis secured to the `under side of'board 12, the guard plate .14 vbeing cutaway at this pointfto.- permit thearmv to fberaised. @A short armV 19 is secured to the lother' endof pin 1 6 and projects over the edge ofjboard 12 and is secured thereto. lThe board isheld inthe raised position Ashownin Fig. 5 by a pin'20 onl bracket 17 engaging the angu-l lar portion of a bayonet ,slot 21 in an arm 22-,w'hch'ispivoted to arm 18. y

, Thethree jogger boards 23,2422.

nd are adjustably secured' torod's 26, 227 and;28re

spectively. 'Theserods" are disposed belowv the surfaceof board 12 lin slots"29and the inner ends of said'rods project into aicircuvflar-aperture' l30 ,(Fig. 3). ,cut throughthe board. This aperture kis covered by top and Y bottom plates 31 and 32. p The outer ends of rods 26, 27 and 28 are slidably supported in bearings 33, 34 and35, respectively.

For operating thejoggers, the outer'end of rod26`carriesa .yoke 3.6'. in'which works the upper rounded endgof. an arm 37 secured to one end of ashaft 38 which is pivoted in secured ain arm 4;() ywhichv; tjrojeets vertically y l Y a .bracket39 attachedto 'the side ofhousing member 11. To the otheriendof shaft 38 isY from the kshaft and lthen horizontally through openings in guard plate 14 and housing member 11 and has an inclined end Zsupporting a roller 41. Roller 41 engages a cam 42 secured to the reciprocatingbed 42a.

i The innerV ends of rods 26, 27 and 28 have depending pins (Fig. 4) which engage holes in a circular disk'43 mounted in the circular aperture of the board. Disk 43 is rotatable on a pin 44 screwed to the top plate 31 and having a head 4 1 resting on the bottom y. plate 32. 'As shown in Fig. 3, disk 43 is cut away at one side to form a shoulderr44. This shoulder has a socket in which works the rounded endof a rod-45 which extends into a recess 46 in the board and vis slidable in a bearing 47 secured in said recess. A compression spring 48 Vsurrounds rod 45 andv bears at itsends respectively against bearing Q and to rotate'th'e disk 43 in a counter-clockwise direction, looking atlig. 3, whichalso `moves the rods 27 andj28 outwardly with their attached .jogger boards 24 and 25. The counter-clockwise rotation of disk 43 places spring v48 under compression, so that on the returny stroke of the bedftlie disk rotated clockwise by said spring, with consequent inward movement of the Jogger boards.

The extra board 13 forms with the delivery table 12 a Vcomplete cover for the delivery end 4of the press protecting the form and interior. mechanism from dust and dirt, and preventing sheets from falling throughl onto the form. When the form is to be made up p and the press is stopped, the delivery table 12 with the joggerrmechanism carried therebyV is raised up about hinge `16 and held in the elevated position shown in Fig. 5 by engage- "ment ofthe pin 20 with the bayonet slot inl arm 22. The extra boardv 13 is then slid into the position normally occupied bythe delivery board, exposing the bed for making up thek form. The extra board 13 provides in i ,this position a convenient table for tempo- 'rarily holding parts of the form, etc.` It will be observed that the jjogger operating connections,y including theyoke y36 onjrod 26 and arm 37 permit table 12 to be-raised and will automatically reengage when the table is lowered. The yoke is constructed so that it mayy givewayrin case the opening in the lyoke does not register with arm 37 when returning the board to normal position. `For this purpose the yoke may be made with one arm 36a pivoted onrodf26, the other arm 36b being rigid with the kbase of the yoke. When` the board is in raised position, spring 46 4`holds the rod 26 and the yoke at the right hand end of its stroke as viewed in Fig. 2.

A When returningtheboard, if the arm 37 and yoke do not register,the` arm 36a ofthe yoke will strike the upper end of arm 37 and be turned upwardly. will merely pull rod 26 to the left until arm 36a drops over the outside of arm 37;

If it is desired to operate the press without actuating the jogger mechanism then the arm bination, a sheetdelivery board hingedadjacent one edge so that it maybe-raised to an elevated position, and a board forming an inner continuation ofsaid sheet deliveryl board and extending tey a line adjacent the cylinder, said extra p board `being slidably mounted so that it may be slid into the position normally occupied by the sheetdeliveryV board. l f Y 2. 1n a bed and cylinder press, in combination, a sheet delivery board hinged to swing aboutv an axis atone side of the press frame so that Yit may be raised to an elevatedA position7 and a board between the inner edge of the sheet delivery boardand the cylinder, said extra board beingV movable into the position normally occupied by the sheet delivery board. p y l 3. In a bed and cylinder press, in combination, al sheet delivery board hingedto swing about an axis atl one side of the press frame so that it may bekraised to. an elevated; position, jogger mechanism mounted onV said board, operating means for said mechanism at the other .sideof the frame permitting the vboard to be raised, and a board between the delivery board and the cylinder adapted to be moved into the position normally occupied by the sheet delivery board.

4. In a. bed and cylinder press, in combinathe board at one side, a yoke on the project- Thereafter the operator y 36 may be moved to the dotted line posit-ion f les tion, a sheet delivery board, jogger mecha- Y ing end of said.' rod, an arm pivoted tothe press frame having its free end loosely embraced by Vsaid yoke, means foroscillating said arm in the operation of the press, 'said' board being hinged at the oppositeside' of the frame so that it may be raised and held in an elevatedv position, anda board normally forming aninner continuation of saidy dei livery board 'adapted to be moved intothe position normally occupied bythe latter.

5.In a `sheet handling machine,fin combinatioma hinged sheet delivery table, jogger L mechanism mounted onsaid table, and means' for operating said mechanism automaticallyV disconnected When the table'is raised about` l its hinge.

on said table, means for operating said mech-v j anism automatically disconnected when the table is raised about lts hinge, and means for bination, a sheet delivery table hinged ad-V jacent one edge, jogger mechanism mounted on said table, means forv operating'said mechanism automatically disconnected when the table is raise-dV about its hinge, and means for holding the table in elevated position comprising an'arm pivoted vto thetable adjacent the hinge thereof having a. bayonet slot and a fixed pin engaging said slot.

9. In a bed and cylinder press, in combina@ tion, a delivery table hinged adjacent one edge, joggermechanism mounted on the table, a. rod slidable on vthe table operatively connected With said mechanism and projecting from an edge of the table, a shafty pivoted to the frame of the press, an arm rigid With the shaft having its free end engaging the pr jecting end of said rod, a. second arm rigid With said shaft, a cam on the bed of the press engaging the end of said secondarm, and a v ference from said means.

11. In a sheet handling machine having removably l mounted delivery table, ogger mechanism mounted on said table, and means actuated by said reciprocating member and in constant engagement therewith for operating said mechanism, said mechanism being automatically disconnected when the tablev` is removed.r

' 12. In a. sheet handling machine having ay reciprocating member, in combination, s a hinged delivery table, jogger mechanism mounted on said table, means actua-ted by said 5o a reciprocating member, in combination, a f

reciprocating member -forl operating said mechanism, sai-d mechanism being automatically disconnected VWhen the table is raised about its hinge, vand means for holding the tablein elevated'position.

In testimony whereof I. hereunto 'afiXV my signature. l, l

Y WILLIAM M. KELLY. 

